Jerry:
I considered this, but the problem is the side rails for the shelf are
already at the top of the opening in the wheel arch. I would be afraid of
going any lower. Any other thoughts are welcome.
Steve Bauserman
67 Morgan 4/4 Series V Competition
83 Mercedes 300SD
96 Cherokee Country
-----Original Message-----
From: Jane McDaid <Murphys@ziplink.net>
To: Stephen F. Bauserman <sbauserm@actsnet.com>; morgans@Autox.Team.Net
<morgans@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 1997 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: back seat on roadsters
>At 06:41 AM 11/11/97 -0600, Stephen F. Bauserman wrote:
>>Seriously, after TexMog, I went back to Houston and have updated you back
>>seat concept for the "little" red 4/4. The biggest difference is the
floor
>>of the boot can not be lowered but maybe one inch. I did not see that as
>>worth the effort.
>
>
>In a four seater, there's a sheet metal hump in the center of the rear seat
>bottom to allow clearance for the diff and to allow the seat to be set
>lower in the car. This concept would probably be a good idea to incorporate
>into the revision of the back of a roadster. The seat cushion is also
>tailored to hide the hump in that there's no padding in the middle.
>
>On the other hand, maybe the metal part is to prevent the diff from
>smashing the plywood when you really bottom out hard!
>
>I'm thinking of building a small locking storage bin under the rear deck,
>right behind the driver's seat. This would probably be accessed through the
>bulkhead rather than from the top, just to make it less obvious. This will
>no doubt greatly enhance my within the bodyshell luggage capacity. Anybody
>tried this yet?
>
>Just back from a terrific fall drive around the Boston suburbs with my
>daughter in my Plus 4. temp high 40's. What's all this talk about texas
>winters?
>
>Jerry Murphy
>
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